• how-to articles on all facets of crafts business management and related topics
• relevant industry news
• information on current issues and trends
• a forum for exchanging ideas and concerns
• encouragement and recognition

• the verbiage “Entry for The Crafts Report Magazine Cover Contest”
• artist name
• title of subject/photo submission
• photo credit identifying the photographer

TCR staff will be the preliminary screeners to determine which photos will be the “Finalists” and entered into the initial Facebook voting round of the contest.

We will run 3 voting rounds in the contest; Quarter Final Round, Semi-Final Round, and Final Round. Voting for each of the first three rounds will remain open for 24 hours. Voting for the Final Round will remain open for 72 hours (for entire contest timeline and specific deadline and announcement dates, see Summary below).

For the Quarterfinal Round, TCR staff will select the 32 Finalists from the pool of photos received in the month of May. We will then post 4 photos together each day for 8 consecutive business days starting in June, asking for our Facebook users to vote for 1 of the 4.

Each day’s winner from the 4 posted on that given day will move on to the Semi Final Round. After 8 days, we will be left with 8 Semi Finalists.

For the Semi Final Round, we will again post 4 photos together each day for 2 consecutive days, asking our Facebook users to vote on one of the 4.

Each day’s winner from the 4 posted on that given day will move on to the Final Round. After these 2 days, we will be left with 2 Finalists.

For the Final Round we will post a “heads-up” competition of the remaining 2 contestants, leaving us with our Champion. Final Round voting will be left open for 72 hours, with the final vote winner to win that photo on the cover of the October 2013 Crafts Report magazine.

Summary

Preliminary Round (Now thru May 31): Contest open to ALL submissions. 

June 6 (Thursday): TCR staff will announce the top 32 entries.

Quarter Final Round (June 10 – June 14, then June 17 – June 19): 8 daily rounds of Facebook voting. Each day, voters have 24 hours to vote for their favorite 1 of 4 daily entries with 1 winner advancing to the Semi finals round per day.

June 24 (Monday): TCR will announce the 8 semi-finalists from the quarter final round as voted by Facebook visitors.

Semi-final Round (June 26 and 27th): 2 daily rounds of Facebook voting. Voters have 24 hours to vote for their favorite of 1 of 4 daily entrants with 1 winner advancing to the finals per day.

June 28 (Friday): TCR will announce the final 2 entries as voted by Facebook visitors.

Final Round (July 1 – 3): Facebook voting for grand prize winner. Voters have 72 hours to vote for their favorite, single entry from the 2 semi-final round winners.

July 5 (Friday): TCR will announce–via Facebook, email, web site post–the grand prize winner who will have their photo entry appear on the cover of the October 2013 Crafts Report magazine.

Submit your entry today!  Good luck!